By this time, Ash and his friends had already boarded the St. Anne.
“Wow, this is real!”
Ash darted around like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.
There were Trainers discussing how many Pokémon they had, vendors selling Pokémon they had caught, and shops selling all sorts of Pokémon merchandise.
Everything excited Ash, who had never seen such things before. Suddenly, a discussion nearby caught Ash's attention.
“What do you think of my Charmander? Its smooth skin is a sign of health.”
“That’s nothing! My Charmander’s red flame even has hints of orange. That’s pretty rare, isn’t it?”
Two Trainers, each holding a Charmander, were discussing whose Charmander was better raised.
“No matter what, they can’t compare to my Charmander, right, Yu Feng? Yu Feng?”
Ash looked at the discussion about whose Charmander was better raised, confidently stating that none of the other Charmander could compare to his.
He wanted to ask Yu Feng, the only one who could discern the difference, but found that he was no longer by his side.
Looking closely, he discovered that he was already standing in front of the people who were just discussing, having released his own Charmander.
Yu Feng’s Charmander, which was half a head taller than others of its kind, was showing off muscles that usually only become prominent during the Charmeleon stage, basking in the praise from the surrounding crowd and its peers.
“Yu Feng, really.”
Ash was a bit miffed. Just now, he had said Ash was like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world, but now he had run off to show off his Pokémon to others.
“It’s actually quite rare for Yu Feng to have such thoughts. He usually just has a stern face.”
Brock, on the other hand, felt that this Yu Feng was more like a teenager, even if his height didn’t quite match the typical teenager.
He usually wore a serious expression or acted mature most of the time. Now, discussing Pokémon with peers was more like a teenager.
Before Brock could finish his lament, Ash was distracted by something else.
Brock, Xiao Xia, and Yu Teng Sheng Dai pondered for a while and decided to follow Ash. After all, Yu Feng was mature enough not to need their close supervision, but if Ash wasn’t watched, he might cause some ridiculous problems.
After an unknown amount of time, Yu Feng finally recalled his satisfied Charmander.
It was a rare opportunity to show off its strength in front of other peers. As for why it didn’t show off in front of Ash’s Charmander...
There was no other choice. Ash’s Charmander was simply too weak. And even if it was weak, Ash didn’t train it, and he couldn’t train it either. Their time together was completely staggered.
They never had time to meet. This opportunity to show off its strong body in front of so many peers was incredibly satisfying.
“Hey, where are Ash and the others?”
Yu Feng looked up and realized that Ash and his friends had already left, and no one was around him.
Fortunately, with such a small ship, a quick Psychic scan would reveal where Ash and his friends were. After passing a blue-haired man holding a Magikarp, smiling foolishly and daydreaming, Yu Feng finally found Xiao Xia, Ash, Brock, and Pikachu feasting at a banquet.
Yu Teng Sheng Dai stood nearby with an expression that said, “I don’t know them.” What was with this reaction, as if they hadn’t eaten anything good in hundreds of years? Yu Feng wasn’t like he hadn’t given them good ingredients to eat.
If Ash knew Yu Teng Sheng Dai’s thoughts at this moment, he would definitely say that precisely because he gave them food, they should eat even more heartily.
After all, who knew when they would next get to eat such a lavish meal? What Yu Feng gave them was only for a taste.
“Are you all reincarnated hungry ghosts?”
Yu Feng wasn’t as thin-skinned as Yu Teng Sheng Dai. Seeing the three of them acting like reincarnated hungry ghosts, he immediately started to complain.
“Mmph! Mmm!!!”
Ash saw Yu Feng and was about to say something, but he accidentally choked. He pounded his chest for a while before finally swallowing.
“Phew! Yu Feng! You should come eat some too!”
Ash happily invited Yu Feng to eat this rare feast. After all, if they missed this chance, who knew when they would get to eat such a lavish meal again?
Yu Feng leaned over and took a look, a look of disdain on his face. Wasn’t it just some wild animals raised in small quantities? Besides being used by the upper class to show off, for him, the nutrition wasn’t even as good as eating the Pokémon food Brock made, which provided more energy.
“Your Butterfree is truly amazing.”
Just as Yu Feng was about to say something, a gentleman with a beautiful female companion walked up to Ash and complimented him.
“Of course! I worked hard to raise it.”
Ash had an expression that suggested he had painstakingly raised Butterfree, which made Yu Teng Sheng Dai Can't help it want to complain.
What hard work did he put in? Every morning, Yu Feng would try to get him to practice, but he couldn’t get up. The food was specially customized by Brock. He even rarely let Butterfree out.
Although Yu Feng also rarely let his Pokémon out, he had morning exercises every day, and he never missed any necessary training.
Ash said such things without even a blush or a racing heart.
“What do you think of my Raticate?”
The gentleman mentioned his Raticate. Even if Yu Feng hadn’t experienced the previous incident, he could guess that Ash must have had a battle with this person just now.
And judging by the way the gentleman spoke, he definitely had ulterior motives.
“Your Raticate? I think it’s very good.”
Only Ash, foolishly, responded to the gentleman’s question. Currently, his number one external brain, Brock, was crashing because he saw a beautiful woman. His number two external brain, Xiao Xia, was mocking the crashing Brock.
His number three external brain, Yu Teng Sheng Dai, was desperately trying to hide the fact that she knew these reincarnated hungry ghosts. His number four external brain, Yu Feng, was observing the situation.
With all external brains not working, Ash very naturally answered the gentleman’s question.
“Excellent! In that case, it’s much easier to talk. How about you and I trade?”
After confirming that Ash thought his Raticate was quite good, he immediately revealed his malicious intent. His map was a little short.
“Trade?”
This question touched upon Ash’s blind spot in knowledge. Or rather, he just didn't know many things.
“People who own Pokémon can exchange them with others when they encounter other Pokémon they like. This is common knowledge.”
The gentleman explained what he considered common knowledge to Ash. Of course, it was only common knowledge in his eyes.
Everyone has different opinions, so this common knowledge...
